May 7 , 2007– LifeGuard Technologies, a division of IMMI, is making highway travel safer with advanced occupant protection products tailored for heavy trucks. LifeGuard seatbelts protect nine out of ten truck drivers on the road, and now the company introduces LifeGuard RollTek Ò side roll protection to the heavy trucking industry, available now on the Freightliner Cascadia Ô Class 8 truck.
LifeGuard RollTek combines side airbag protection with the latest advancements in seatbelt technology. In a rollover, RollTek deploys within a quarter second to minimize driver movement, increase survivable space and cushion head and neck impact, significantly reducing the potential for death or serious injury.
“Of all the fatalities in large commercial trucks, more than half can be attributed to rollovers,” said Larry Gray, General Manager of LifeGuard Technologies. “We are pleased that RollTek side roll protection is now available to Freightliner customers.”
“The Reverse Ejector Seat in the Cascadia is an important new safety technology for over-the-road trucks,” said Jonathan Randall, Director of Product Marketing for Freightliner Trucks. “Our partnership with LifeGuard Technologies represents Freightliner’s ongoing commitment to lead the industry in addressing driver safety issues.”
The Cascadia by Freightliner is the first over-the-road truck that is available with LifeGuard RollTek. In January, Oshkosh introduced RollTek as an option on its S-Series front discharge mixers, and by the end of 2007, the majority of manufacturers of custom fire apparatus will offer RollTek side roll protection.
About LifeGuard Technologies
LifeGuard Technologies is a division of IMMI. For over four decades IMMI has been bringing safety to people through designing, testing and manufacturing safety restraint systems. IMMI provides hundreds of products for various sectors including the commercial vehicle, power sports, child seating, and school bus industries. IMMI's testing and analysis facility, the Center for Advanced Product Evaluation (CAPE), located at company headquarters in Westfield, Indiana, conducts crash and rollover tests, environmental tests, and analysis services. IMMI is a privately held, international company that tests to U.S., European and Australian standards and is ISO 9001:2000 certified. For more information, visit us at lifeguardtechnologies.com.
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